19 November 2013
Lincoln at Gettysburg
13 November 2013
CALI Interactive Tutorials
Do you need to brush up on torts or property? How about business associations or tax? CALI might be just the resource you need to get up to speed. The Law Library’s subscription …
11 November 2013
Sample Exams
Last week we highlighted flash cards for your finals prep. Today we'll talk about sample exams. The Law Library has a number of sample exams for BYU Law professors and courses. These sample exams …
07 November 2013
Flash Cards
While it's hard to believe, November is here (and has been for almost a week!). Unfortunately, November in law school means finals are around the corner. Here in the Law Library we do …
04 November 2013
Oliver Cowdery Painting
Tomorrow the Law School will host the unveiling of a painting of Oliver Cowdery, the first Mormon lawyer. The painting is being donated to the Law School and will be hung on the …
29 October 2013
Winter Semester Classes
As you arrange your schedule for Winter semester, keep in mind that there are some great classes to help you expand your research skills and to learn more about law librarianship. These classes …
29 October 2013
UT Supreme Court Visit
Tomorrow the Law School will host the Utah Supreme Court as they hear two cases in the Moot Court Room. This is a fantastic opportunity for the students to watch the State's highest …
24 October 2013
Judge Elrod’s Visit
The Law School was fortunate to hear today from the Honorable Jennifer W. Elrod of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Her lecture was titled "State Courts: The Immediate …
23 October 2013
Law Reviews: Criticism and Defense
We've been talking about law reviews in our legal research class recently, so I was interested to see Adam Liptak's New York Times column criticizing law reviews show up this week. It didn't …
17 October 2013
Legal Research From The Bar
We talk a lot about Westlaw and Lexis in our legal research classes, but there are a number of other low-cost/free legal research resources that law students and attorneys should be aware of. …
16 October 2013
Help Improve the Bluebook
A favorite past time at law school is complaining about the Bluebook--the legal community's most well-known citation system. Well, it's time to put that complaining to good use and offer some suggestions to …
01 October 2013
Joseph Smith Hearings Reenacted
Last week the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum hosted a reenactment of three habeas corpus hearings involving Joseph Smith in the 1840s. The reenactments were followed by a panel discussion about habeas corpus and …
30 September 2013
Downloading on HeinOnline
I noticed the other day that HeinOnline changed their printer icon for a download icon. This makes a lot of sense because the articles always had to be downloaded first before you could …
25 September 2013
Encyclopedia of Public International Law
If you're interested in learning more about public international law, the library's subscription to the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law is a great place to start. With over 1600 peer-reviewed articles …
24 September 2013
BYU Law Review Archive
The Brigham Young University Law Review and the Howard W. Hunter Law Library have recently partnered to provide full-text access to all issues of the Law Review back to its inception in 1975. …
17 September 2013
Constitution Day in the Library
Happy Constitution Day! Constitution Day often takes on a different meaning for those that begin studying the law on a regular basis. As might be expected, scholars are writing about the Constitution on …
16 September 2013
Annotations in WestlawNext
In our first year legal research class, we've recently discussed statutory research. An annotated code is an extremely useful tool when doing statutory research because it provides references to cases and secondary sources …
11 September 2013